Club Champion

[ole gray 16,263]

My Club Champion Fitting on 4/16/2018

 

When I arrived today I was greeted with a warm welcome. Rob Anderson took care of my fitting session, who I later discovered was the Regional Sales Director / Master Fitter & Builder. 

 

I warmed up by hitting my Cobra F6 driver while Rob watched the action on the trackman. He smiled and said we can fit you into a driver where you will see more distance, better dispersion, etc.  He asked me if I wanted to pick out what drivers to hit or did I want him to fit me with what he thought would be right? I told him to go ahead and fit me with his experience. 

 

Drivers I hit today:

 

Callaway Roque

Taylormade M3 & M4

Titliest 917 D2

Cobra F8

Ping G400 Max

 

I hit several different shafts however I won't go into those that didn't make the cut. The ones that worked best for me were:

 

Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6S

Fujikura Vista Pro 65 S

 

I loved the Atmos shaft however the price tag was way up there and the Vista Pro was showing somewhat similar results and more in line with my budget.  What surprised me was although my club head speed is slower than a  cotton picker in August, my strong transition through the ball warranted a stiff shaft. I told Rob that's what my wife said last night. jk     Also he fit me in a 10.5 loft and I thought for sure it would be a 12 degree setup.  It's got something to do with the shaft/head combo that works really well for me. 

 

I hit the Callaway Roque well and it was definitely close, however the Ping G400 Max took the honors. It felt solid and the distance and dispersion were the best. I've loss a ton of club head speed due to some physical issues. Getting old ain't for sissies however if I can hit it down the fairway the majority of the time, this ole boy will be a happy camper. The G400 Max was making me smile like a young un at watermelon picking time. 

 

Note: Click on the pic below to enlarge

 

 

I must say the folks at Club Champion are true professionals. Rob was very knowledgeable and made me comfortable the entire time.  I'm not the best ball striker these days and I was a bit nervous. With that said he had a way about him that calmed me down. In other words he is awesome at what he does. I would like to think Club Champion for this great twitter contest prize and I can truly say I've been fit by the best! I would highly recommend anyone in this region of the country to make an appointment with Rob or one of his staff. Excellent personal and customer oriented service. 

 

 

Oh and by the way, I saw my old friend Lefty78 (Don) there! Some of you old guys will know who I'm referring to. 

[tommc23 8,506]

My Club Champion Fitting on 4/16/2018

 

When I arrived today I was greeted with a warm welcome. Rob Anderson took care of my fitting session, who I later discovered was the Regional Sales Director / Master Fitter & Builder.

 

I warmed up by hitting my Cobra F6 driver while Rob watched the action on the trackman. He smiled and said we can fit you into a driver where you will see more distance, better dispersion, etc. He asked me if I wanted to pick out what drivers to hit or did I want him to fit me with what he thought would be right? I told him to go ahead and fit me with his experience.

 

Drivers I hit today:

 

Callaway Roque

Taylormade M3 & M4

Titliest 917 D2

Cobra F8

Ping G400 Max

 

I hit several different shafts however I won't go into those that didn't make the cut. The ones that worked best for me were:

 

Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6S

Fujikura Vista Pro 65 S

 

I loved the Atmos shaft however the price tag was way up there and the Vista Pro was showing somewhat similar results and more in line with my budget. What surprised me was although my club head speed is slower than a cotton picker in August, my strong transition through the ball warranted a stiff shaft. I told Rob that's what my wife said last night. jk Also he fit me in a 10.5 loft and I thought for sure it would be a 12 degree setup. It's got something to do with the shaft/head combo that works really well for me.

 

I hit the Callaway Roque well and it was definitely close, however the Ping G400 Max took the honors. It felt solid and the distance and dispersion were the best. I've loss a ton of club head speed due to some physical issues. Getting old ain't for sissies however if I can hit it down the fairway the majority of the time, this ole boy will be a happy camper. The G400 Max was making me smile like a young un at watermelon picking time.

 

Note: Click on the pic below to enlarge

 

2018-04-16.png

 

I must say the folks at Club Champion are true professionals. Rob was very knowledgeable and made me comfortable the entire time. I'm not the best ball striker these days and I was a bit nervous. With that said he had a way about him that calmed me down. In other words he is awesome at what he does. I would like to think Club Champion for this great twitter contest prize and I can truly say I've been fit by the best! I would highly recommend anyone in this region of the country to make an appointment with Rob or one of his staff. Excellent personal and customer oriented service.

Awesome OG. Most anticipated fitting of the year. I'm glad you had fun and found a club that works for you.

 

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[ole gray 16,263]

Awesome OG. Most anticipated fitting of the year. I'm glad you had fun and found a club that works for you.

 

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I had a great time well except for my country arse trying to drive through that Atlanta traffic.  Those dayummm fools are crazy!   I looked like Jed Clampett in his old truck cruising up the road and these cars and big trucks blowing my doors off.    

[jlukes 12,536]

Awesome OG.  What were the numbers like with your F6?

[ole gray 16,263]

Awesome OG.  What were the numbers like with your F6?

 

Joe -- here are my warm up swings with the F6:

 

Click on pic to enlarge

 

[Shankster 23,394]

5mph clubhead speed and 10 yards! Sounds like your sold OG!

[jlukes 12,536]

Nice! A solid 10 yards

[ole gray 16,263]

5mph clubhead speed and 10 yards! Sounds like your sold OG!

 

 

Nice! A solid 10 yards

 

Can I get an Amen!? 

[tommc23 8,506]

I think I'm gonna get fit for a driver now if it's a 10 yard gain lol

 

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[dhartmann34 1,750]

Glad you had some fun! Looks like the G400 Max will do you well. Very forgiving for sure! I couldn't be more happy with my G400... Unless it started going 400 yards right down the middle... But I've found more fairways with this thing than I have in years! And I'm not surprised with the 10.5* head. My 9* launches so high I had to set it down to 8*...and it's still way up there.

 

Make sure to keep us updated!

My Club Champion Fitting on 4/16/2018

 

When I arrived today I was greeted with a warm welcome. Rob Anderson took care of my fitting session, who I later discovered was the Regional Sales Director / Master Fitter & Builder.

 

I warmed up by hitting my Cobra F6 driver while Rob watched the action on the trackman. He smiled and said we can fit you into a driver where you will see more distance, better dispersion, etc. He asked me if I wanted to pick out what drivers to hit or did I want him to fit me with what he thought would be right? I told him to go ahead and fit me with his experience.

 

Drivers I hit today:

 

Callaway Roque

Taylormade M3 & M4

Titliest 917 D2

Cobra F8

Ping G400 Max

 

I hit several different shafts however I won't go into those that didn't make the cut. The ones that worked best for me were:

 

Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6S

Fujikura Vista Pro 65 S

 

I loved the Atmos shaft however the price tag was way up there and the Vista Pro was showing somewhat similar results and more in line with my budget. What surprised me was although my club head speed is slower than a cotton picker in August, my strong transition through the ball warranted a stiff shaft. I told Rob that's what my wife said last night. jk Also he fit me in a 10.5 loft and I thought for sure it would be a 12 degree setup. It's got something to do with the shaft/head combo that works really well for me.

 

I hit the Callaway Roque well and it was definitely close, however the Ping G400 Max took the honors. It felt solid and the distance and dispersion were the best. I've loss a ton of club head speed due to some physical issues. Getting old ain't for sissies however if I can hit it down the fairway the majority of the time, this ole boy will be a happy camper. The G400 Max was making me smile like a young un at watermelon picking time.

 

Note: Click on the pic below to enlarge

 

2018-04-16.png

 

I must say the folks at Club Champion are true professionals. Rob was very knowledgeable and made me comfortable the entire time. I'm not the best ball striker these days and I was a bit nervous. With that said he had a way about him that calmed me down. In other words he is awesome at what he does. I would like to think Club Champion for this great twitter contest prize and I can truly say I've been fit by the best! I would highly recommend anyone in this region of the country to make an appointment with Rob or one of his staff. Excellent personal and customer oriented service.

 

 

Oh and by the way, I saw my old friend Lefty78 (Don) there! Some of you old guys will know who I'm referring to.

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[Lefty78 119]

I had a great time well except for my country arse trying to drive through that Atlanta traffic.  Those dayummm fools are crazy!   I looked like Jed Clampett in his old truck cruising up the road and these cars and big trucks blowing my doors off.    

 

Same here, hate driving down there.  Much to my surprise the other guy being fitted today was OG.  What are the chances of two golf buddies from opposite directions having appointments the same time and place?  It only made a great experience better. 

 

Matt was my fitter for irons.  He was very efficient, narrowing down the shaft options then experimenting with heads to come up with a recommendation. 

 

Using my old iron as a baseline on the Trackman, the new irons had incredibly better numbers.  The old irons are Mizuno JPX 850 forged with stiff, heavy shafts.  I'm getting too old to swing that much iron and was looking for help.

 

The shaft that was heads above any other for me was the Aerotech SteelFiber i85 reg flex, quiet a step from the stiff TT shafts of my Mizzies.

 

We started with the Titleist AP3 head and went through several, including some Callaway heads, and the latest Mizuno JPX forged.  I asked what he had in Taylormade, he came out with a P790 and first swing, contact was amazing, numbers were way above anything else, hit two more with it and ran back through the remaining candidates again ending on the P790.  Again, the feel and numbers was much better than the others.  According to Trackman, I will gain back a lot of the lost yardage of the last five years.  Can't wait to see how they play on green grass. 

 

Club Champion was recommended by a couple of golf buddies and I had a great experience.  The cost of fitting will probably save money in the long run from replacing misfitted irons.  If the clubs play with even a portion of the improvement shown on Trackman, I'll be one happy ole country boy. 

[ole gray 16,263]

Same here, hate driving down there.  Much to my surprise the other guy being fitted today was OG.  What are the chances of two golf buddies from opposite directions having appointments the same time and place?  It only made a great experience better. 

 

Matt was my fitter for irons.  He was very efficient, narrowing down the shaft options then experimenting with heads to come up with a recommendation. 

 

Using my old iron as a baseline on the Trackman, the new irons had incredibly better numbers.  The old irons are Mizuno JPX 850 forged with stiff, heavy shafts.  I'm getting too old to swing that much iron and was looking for help.

 

The shaft that was heads above any other for me was the Aerotech SteelFiber i85 reg flex, quiet a step from the stiff TT shafts of my Mizzies.

 

We started with the Titleist AP3 head and went through several, including some Callaway heads, and the latest Mizuno JPX forged.  I asked what he had in Taylormade, he came out with a P790 and first swing, contact was amazing, numbers were way above anything else, hit two more with it and ran back through the remaining candidates again ending on the P790.  Again, the feel and numbers was much better than the others.  According to Trackman, I will gain back a lot of the lost yardage of the last five years.  Can't wait to see how they play on green grass. 

 

Club Champion was recommended by a couple of golf buddies and I had a great experience.  The cost of fitting will probably save money in the long run from replacing misfitted irons.  If the clubs play with even a portion of the improvement shown on Trackman, I'll be one happy ole country boy. 

 

 

Man it's good to see you on here again and one hell of a great post fitting review!  Stick around and kick ya shoes off and hang around with us.   It was great to see you today bruther!

[Rickp 18,139]

My Club Champion Fitting on 4/16/2018

 

When I arrived today I was greeted with a warm welcome. Rob Anderson took care of my fitting session, who I later discovered was the Regional Sales Director / Master Fitter & Builder.

 

I warmed up by hitting my Cobra F6 driver while Rob watched the action on the trackman. He smiled and said we can fit you into a driver where you will see more distance, better dispersion, etc. He asked me if I wanted to pick out what drivers to hit or did I want him to fit me with what he thought would be right? I told him to go ahead and fit me with his experience.

 

Drivers I hit today:

 

Callaway Roque

Taylormade M3 & M4

Titliest 917 D2

Cobra F8

Ping G400 Max

 

I hit several different shafts however I won't go into those that didn't make the cut. The ones that worked best for me were:

 

Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6S

Fujikura Vista Pro 65 S

 

I loved the Atmos shaft however the price tag was way up there and the Vista Pro was showing somewhat similar results and more in line with my budget. What surprised me was although my club head speed is slower than a cotton picker in August, my strong transition through the ball warranted a stiff shaft. I told Rob that's what my wife said last night. jk Also he fit me in a 10.5 loft and I thought for sure it would be a 12 degree setup. It's got something to do with the shaft/head combo that works really well for me.

 

I hit the Callaway Roque well and it was definitely close, however the Ping G400 Max took the honors. It felt solid and the distance and dispersion were the best. I've loss a ton of club head speed due to some physical issues. Getting old ain't for sissies however if I can hit it down the fairway the majority of the time, this ole boy will be a happy camper. The G400 Max was making me smile like a young un at watermelon picking time.

 

Note: Click on the pic below to enlarge

 

2018-04-16.png

 

I must say the folks at Club Champion are true professionals. Rob was very knowledgeable and made me comfortable the entire time. I'm not the best ball striker these days and I was a bit nervous. With that said he had a way about him that calmed me down. In other words he is awesome at what he does. I would like to think Club Champion for this great twitter contest prize and I can truly say I've been fit by the best! I would highly recommend anyone in this region of the country to make an appointment with Rob or one of his staff. Excellent personal and customer oriented service.

 

 

Oh and by the way, I saw my old friend Lefty78 (Don) there! Some of you old guys will know who I'm referring to.

Great job!! First the Steelheads now the driver, you're going to be the terror of Sleepy Hollow

 

 

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[cnosil 13,073]

Great review OG.   Goes to show there is more than swing speed when picking a shaft flex.  I would have never guessed that we would have been fit for similar shafts;  I was fit for the Vista Pro 55 Stiff.  Guess the heavier shaft was because of your aggressive transition.   

[ole gray 16,263]

Same here, hate driving down there.  Much to my surprise the other guy being fitted today was OG.  What are the chances of two golf buddies from opposite directions having appointments the same time and place?  It only made a great experience better. 

 

 

 

Is that you in the third lane from the left?

 

[ole gray 16,263]

Great review OG.   Goes to show there is more than swing speed when picking a shaft flex.  I would have never guessed that we would have been fit for similar shafts;  I was fit for the Vista Pro 55 Stiff.  Guess the heavier shaft was because of your aggressive transition.   

 

 

That is so cool and now we can be called the shaft brothers!   Yep he mentioned that exact thing about my transition. I'm a pretty big old fellow however I don't have enough flexibility to make a good shoulder turn to pick up speed on the way down.  I kind of punch it out there. 

[Lefty78 119]

Is that you in the third lane from the left?

 

atlanta traffic.jpg

 

Yeah, with one eye closed, holding my breath, and white knuckles.    I got on 400 and went due north to Dawsonville, then got off and drove through the woods the rest of the way.  It was a pretty nice drive coming down through the horse farms, pretty area.  (Until I got into those maniacs near Atl running about 90 mph.) 

[cksurfdude 7,288]

 

 

....

Matt Saternus......Didn't he used to be an MGS guy?

 

Yes! Went off and started "PIG" = Plugged In Golf; does some really nice reviews .. concise and well-written. Also has a really good series on course management, too.

[Peaksy68 3,669]

Nice work OG, certainly shows the benefits of fitting.

 

You're 10 years older than when you started this thread, but gained 10 yards, got to be happy with that.

[Mr_Theoo 3,134]

Sounds like a good day! Hit anything other than driver?